Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Long Pod

Andrena varians compared with Senegalia hecatophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Long Pod
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Senegalia
Species	Andrena varians	Senegalia hecatophylla

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Long Pod

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Long Pod
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Long Pod

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

The Blackthorn Mining Bee (Andrena varians) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.